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1 Kings 11 (WEBP)

[1] Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,
[2] of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.
[3] He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.
[4] When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father was.
[5] For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
[6] Solomon did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and didn’t go fully after Yahweh, as David his father did.
[7] Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
[8] So he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
[9] Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
[10] and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he didn’t keep that which Yahweh commanded.
[11] Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
[12] Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
[13] However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
[14] Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in Edom.
[15] For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom
[16] (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),
[17] Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child.
[18] They arose out of Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.
[19] Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
[20] The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.
[21] When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”
[22] Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country?” He answered, “Nothing, however only let me depart.”
[23] God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
[24] He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.
[25] He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, in addition to the mischief of Hadad. He abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
[26] Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.
[27] This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.
[28] The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
[29] At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way. Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and the two of them were alone in the field.
[30] Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
[31] He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you
[32] (but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),
[33] because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.
[34] “‘However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes,
[35] but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and will give it to you, even ten tribes.
[36] I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
[37] I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
[38] It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.
[39] I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’”
[40] Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
[41] Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren’t they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
[42] The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
[43] Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 11 (KJVS)

[1] But king Solomon loved () many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
[2] of the nations concerning which the Lord said () unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in () to them, neither shall they come in () unto you: for surely they will turn away () your heart after their gods: Solomon clave () unto these in love. ()
[3] And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away () his heart.
[4] For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away () his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
[5] For Solomon went () after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
[6] And Solomon did () evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully () after the Lord, as did David his father.
[7] Then did Solomon build () an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
[8] And likewise did () he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense () and sacrificed () unto their gods.
[9] And the Lord was angry () with Solomon, because his heart was turned () from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared () unto him twice,
[10] and had commanded () him concerning this thing, that he should not go () after other gods: but he kept () not that which the Lord commanded. ()
[11] Wherefore the Lord said () unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept () my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded () thee, I will surely () rend () the kingdom from thee, and will give () it to thy servant.
[12] Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do () it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend () it out of the hand of thy son.
[13] Howbeit I will not rend away () all the kingdom; but will give () one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen. ()
[14] And the Lord stirred up () an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.
[15] For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up () to bury () the slain, after he had smitten () every male in Edom;
[16] (for six months did Joab remain () there with all Israel, until he had cut off () every male in Edom:)
[17] that Hadad fled, () he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go () into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
[18] And they arose () out of Midian, and came () to Paran: and they took () men with them out of Paran, and they came () to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave () him an house, and appointed () him victuals, and gave () him land.
[19] And Hadad found () great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave () him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
[20] And the sister of Tahpenes bare () him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned () in Pharaoh’s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.
[21] And when Hadad heard () in Egypt that David slept () with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, () Hadad said () to Pharaoh, Let me depart, () that I may go () to mine own country.
[22] Then Pharaoh said () unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest () to go () to thine own country? And he answered, () Nothing: howbeit let me go () in any wise. ()
[23] And God stirred him up () another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled () from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
[24] and he gathered () men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew () them of Zobah: and they went () to Damascus, and dwelt () therein, and reigned () in Damascus.
[25] And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred () Israel, and reigned () over Syria.
[26] And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up () his hand against the king.
[27] And this was the cause that he lifted up () his hand against the king: Solomon built () Millo, and repaired () the breaches of the city of David his father.
[28] And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing () the young man that he was industrious, () he made him ruler () over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
[29] And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out () of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found () him in the way; and he had clad () himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
[30] and Ahijah caught () the new garment that was on him, and rent () it in twelve pieces:
[31] and he said () to Jeroboam, Take () thee ten pieces: for thus saith () the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend () the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give () ten tribes to thee:
[32] (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen () out of all the tribes of Israel:)
[33] because that they have forsaken () me, and have worshipped () Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked () in my ways, to do () that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
[34] Howbeit I will not take () the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make () him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, () because he kept () my commandments and my statutes:
[35] but I will take () the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give () it unto thee, even ten tribes.
[36] And unto his son will I give () one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen () me to put () my name there.
[37] And I will take () thee, and thou shalt reign () according to all that thy soul desireth, () and shalt be king over Israel.
[38] And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken () unto all that I command () thee, and wilt walk () in my ways, and do () that is right in my sight, to keep () my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; () that I will be with thee, and build () thee a sure () house, as I built () for David, and will give () Israel unto thee.
[39] And I will for this afflict () the seed of David, but not for ever.
[40] Solomon sought () therefore to kill () Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, () and fled () into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
[41] And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, () and his wisdom, are they not written () in the book of the acts of Solomon?
[42] And the time that Solomon reigned () in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
[43] And Solomon slept () with his fathers, and was buried () in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned () in his stead.

1 Kings 11:1 Or, besides
1 Kings 11:6 Heb. fulfilled not after
1 Kings 11:11 Heb. is with thee
1 Kings 11:21 Heb. send me away
1 Kings 11:22 Heb. Not
1 Kings 11:27 Heb. closed
1 Kings 11:28a Heb. did work
1 Kings 11:28b Heb. burden
1 Kings 11:36 Heb. lamp or candle
1 Kings 11:41 Or, words, or things
1 Kings 11:42 Heb. days

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 11 (BYZ)

[1] και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων ην φιλογυναιος και ησαν αυτω αρχουσαι επτακοσιαι και παλλακαι τριακοσιαι και ελαβεν γυναικας αλλοτριας και την θυγατερα φαραω μωαβιτιδας αμμανιτιδας συρας και ιδουμαιας χετταιας και αμορραιας
[2] εκ των εθνων ων απειπεν κυριος τοις υιοις ισραηλ ουκ εισελευσεσθε εις αυτους και αυτοι ουκ εισελευσονται εις υμας μη εκκλινωσιν τας καρδιας υμων οπισω ειδωλων αυτων εις αυτους εκολληθη σαλωμων του αγαπησαι …
[4] και εγενηθη εν καιρω γηρους σαλωμων και ουκ ην η καρδια αυτου τελεια μετα κυριου θεου αυτου καθως η καρδια δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εξεκλιναν αι γυναικες αι αλλοτριαι την καρδιαν αυτου οπισω θεων αυτων
[5] [11:6] και τη ασταρτη βδελυγματι σιδωνιων
[6] [11:8] και εποιησεν σαλωμων το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου ουκ επορευθη οπισω κυριου ως δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου
[7] [11:5] τοτε ωκοδομησεν σαλωμων υψηλον τω χαμως ειδωλω μωαβ και τω βασιλει αυτων ειδωλω υιων αμμων
[8] [11:7] και ουτως εποιησεν πασαις ταις γυναιξιν αυτου ταις αλλοτριαις εθυμιων και εθυον τοις ειδωλοις αυτων
[9] και ωργισθη κυριος επι σαλωμων οτι εξεκλινεν καρδιαν αυτου απο κυριου θεου ισραηλ του οφθεντος αυτω δις
[10] και εντειλαμενου αυτω υπερ του λογου τουτου το παραπαν μη πορευθηναι οπισω θεων ετερων και φυλαξασθαι ποιησαι α ενετειλατο αυτω κυριος ο θεος
[11] και ειπεν κυριος προς σαλωμων ανθ ων εγενετο ταυτα μετα σου και ουκ εφυλαξας τας εντολας μου και τα προσταγματα μου α ενετειλαμην σοι διαρρησσων διαρρηξω την βασιλειαν σου εκ χειρος σου και δωσω αυτην τω δουλω σου
[12] πλην εν ταις ημεραις σου ου ποιησω αυτα δια δαυιδ τον πατερα σου εκ χειρος υιου σου λημψομαι αυτην
[13] πλην ολην την βασιλειαν ου μη λαβω σκηπτρον εν δωσω τω υιω σου δια δαυιδ τον δουλον μου και δια ιερουσαλημ την πολιν ην εξελεξαμην
[14] και ηγειρεν κυριος σαταν τω σαλωμων τον αδερ τον ιδουμαιον και τον εσρωμ υιον ελιαδαε τον εν ραεμμαθ αδραζαρ βασιλεα σουβα κυριον αυτου και συνηθροισθησαν επ αυτον ανδρες και ην αρχων συστρεμματος και προκατελαβετο την δαμασεκ και ησαν σαταν τω ισραηλ πασας τας ημερας σαλωμων και αδερ ο ιδουμαιος εκ του σπερματος της βασιλειας εν ιδουμαια
[15] και εγενετο εν τω εξολεθρευσαι δαυιδ τον εδωμ εν τω πορευθηναι ιωαβ αρχοντα της στρατιας θαπτειν τους τραυματιας εκοψαν παν αρσενικον εν τη ιδουμαια
[16] οτι εξ μηνας ενεκαθητο εκει ιωαβ και πας ισραηλ εν τη ιδουμαια εως οτου εξωλεθρευσεν παν αρσενικον εκ της ιδουμαιας
[17] και απεδρα αδερ αυτος και παντες ανδρες ιδουμαιοι των παιδων του πατρος αυτου μετ αυτου και εισηλθον εις αιγυπτον και αδερ παιδαριον μικρον
[18] και ανιστανται ανδρες εκ της πολεως μαδιαμ και ερχονται εις φαραν και λαμβανουσιν ανδρας μετ αυτων και ερχονται προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου και εισηλθεν αδερ προς φαραω και εδωκεν αυτω οικον και αρτους διεταξεν αυτω
[19] και ευρεν αδερ χαριν εναντιον φαραω σφοδρα και εδωκεν αυτω γυναικα αδελφην της γυναικος αυτου αδελφην θεκεμινας την μειζω
[20] και ετεκεν αυτω η αδελφη θεκεμινας τω αδερ τον γανηβαθ υιον αυτης και εξεθρεψεν αυτον θεκεμινα εν μεσω υιων φαραω και ην γανηβαθ εν μεσω υιων φαραω
[21] και αδερ ηκουσεν εν αιγυπτω οτι κεκοιμηται δαυιδ μετα των πατερων αυτου και οτι τεθνηκεν ιωαβ ο αρχων της στρατιας και ειπεν αδερ προς φαραω εξαποστειλον με και αποστρεψω εις την γην μου
[22] και ειπεν φαραω τω αδερ τινι συ ελαττονη μετ εμου και ιδου συ ζητεις απελθειν εις την γην σου και ειπεν αυτω αδερ οτι εξαποστελλων εξαποστελεις με και ανεστρεψεν αδερ εις την γην αυτου …
[25] αυτη η κακια ην εποιησεν αδερ και εβαρυθυμησεν εν ισραηλ και εβασιλευσεν εν γη εδωμ
[26] και ιεροβοαμ υιος ναβατ ο εφραθι εκ της σαριρα υιος γυναικος χηρας δουλος σαλωμων
[27] και τουτο το πραγμα ως επηρατο χειρας επι βασιλεα σαλωμων ωκοδομησεν την ακραν συνεκλεισεν τον φραγμον της πολεως δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου
[28] και ο ανθρωπος ιεροβοαμ ισχυρος δυναμει και ειδεν σαλωμων το παιδαριον οτι ανηρ εργων εστιν και κατεστησεν αυτον επι τας αρσεις οικου ιωσηφ
[29] και εγενηθη εν τω καιρω εκεινω και ιεροβοαμ εξηλθεν εξ ιερουσαλημ και ευρεν αυτον αχιας ο σηλωνιτης ο προφητης εν τη οδω και απεστησεν αυτον εκ της οδου και ο αχιας περιβεβλημενος ιματιω καινω και αμφοτεροι εν τω πεδιω
[30] και επελαβετο αχια του ιματιου αυτου του καινου του επ αυτω και διερρηξεν αυτο δωδεκα ρηγματα
[31] και ειπεν τω ιεροβοαμ λαβε σεαυτω δεκα ρηγματα οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ιδου εγω ρησσω την βασιλειαν εκ χειρος σαλωμων και δωσω σοι δεκα σκηπτρα
[32] και δυο σκηπτρα εσονται αυτω δια τον δουλον μου δαυιδ και δια ιερουσαλημ την πολιν ην εξελεξαμην εν αυτη εκ πασων φυλων ισραηλ
[33] ανθ ων κατελιπεν με και εποιησεν τη ασταρτη βδελυγματι σιδωνιων και τω χαμως και τοις ειδωλοις μωαβ και τω βασιλει αυτων προσοχθισματι υιων αμμων και ουκ επορευθη εν ταις οδοις μου του ποιησαι το ευθες ενωπιον εμου ως δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου
[34] και ου μη λαβω ολην την βασιλειαν εκ χειρος αυτου διοτι αντιτασσομενος αντιταξομαι αυτω πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου δια δαυιδ τον δουλον μου ον εξελεξαμην αυτον
[35] και λημψομαι την βασιλειαν εκ χειρος του υιου αυτου και δωσω σοι τα δεκα σκηπτρα
[36] τω δε υιω αυτου δωσω τα δυο σκηπτρα οπως η θεσις τω δουλω μου δαυιδ πασας τας ημερας ενωπιον εμου εν ιερουσαλημ τη πολει ην εξελεξαμην εμαυτω του θεσθαι ονομα μου εκει
[37] και σε λημψομαι και βασιλευσεις εν οις επιθυμει η ψυχη σου και συ εση βασιλευς επι τον ισραηλ
[38] και εσται εαν φυλαξης παντα οσα αν εντειλωμαι σοι και πορευθης εν ταις οδοις μου και ποιησης το ευθες ενωπιον εμου του φυλαξασθαι τας εντολας μου και τα προσταγματα μου καθως εποιησεν δαυιδ ο δουλος μου και εσομαι μετα σου και οικοδομησω σοι οικον πιστον καθως ωκοδομησα τω δαυιδ …
[40] και εζητησεν σαλωμων θανατωσαι τον ιεροβοαμ και ανεστη και απεδρα εις αιγυπτον προς σουσακιμ βασιλεα αιγυπτου και ην εν αιγυπτω εως ου απεθανεν σαλωμων
[41] και τα λοιπα των ρηματων σαλωμων και παντα οσα εποιησεν και πασαν την φρονησιν αυτου ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραπται εν βιβλιω ρηματων σαλωμων
[42] και αι ημεραι ας εβασιλευσεν σαλωμων εν ιερουσαλημ τεσσαρακοντα ετη
[43] και εκοιμηθη σαλωμων μετα των πατερων αυτου και εθαψαν αυτον εν πολει δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εγενηθη ως ηκουσεν ιεροβοαμ υιος ναβατ και αυτου ετι οντος εν αιγυπτω ως εφυγεν εκ προσωπου σαλωμων και εκαθητο εν αιγυπτω κατευθυνει και ερχεται εις την πολιν αυτου εις την γην σαριρα την εν ορει εφραιμ και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων εκοιμηθη μετα των πατερων αυτου και εβασιλευσεν ροβοαμ υιος αυτου αντ αυτου

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